All Correct Answers.
CFS core symptoms - Answer tiredness, sleep affected, sensitivity to light and sound
Fibromyalgia timeline and symptoms - Answer Constant dull widespread pain that lasts more
than three months, Affects sleep, increased sensitivity to odors, noise, bright lights, or
temperature, Stiffness and muscle tenderness
FM Treatment - Answer Lyrica, gabapentin (off-label), Cymbalta
common clinical presentation of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) - Answer slow, Flu-like
illnesses, Myalgia/fatigued, feeling worn out, Headaches, Pharyngitis, Low-grade fever, Cognitive
complaints, GI symptoms, Tender lymph nodes but no enlargement - often dismissed by medical
CFS Clinical diagnosis - Answer over 6 months of new and significant fatigue that is not
relieved by adequate rest and sleep and which is exacerbated in a delayed fashion by any
physical, mental, and emotional over-activity.
CFS is often accompanied by - Answer non-restorative sleep, headaches, hypersensitivity to
lights and sounds, impaired concentration, and short-term memory.
CFS Onset of symptoms - Answer develops after a viral or other infection and often during a
period of increased psychosocial stress.
Testing for CFS - Answer Routine tests for hematological and biochemical dysfunction,
endocrinopathy, inflammation, autoimmunity and immune deficiency are normal.
Pharmacological treatment for CFS - Answer antidepressants, symptomatic treatment such
as analgesics for muscular pain - NSAIDS not effective
Non-pharmacological treatment of CFS - Answer reduce workload, encourage daily activities
and resist fatigue, frequent rest periods, validating complaints
Therapy for CFS - Answer CBT to overcome and correct mistaken beliefs such as fear that any
activity causing fatigue worsens the disorder, and self-help groups (group dynamics help)
Abuse - Answer taking/using more than intended, treating an ailment
, Cross-tolerance - Answer tolerance built up for one substance increased it for another (ETOH
and benzos)
Detoxification - Answer ridding the body of a toxin/substance, a set of interventions to
manage it
Misuse - Answer taking/using to elicit a feeling (no pain or ailment involved)
Tolerance - Answer taking a substance at a higher amount to get the same effect
Withdrawal - Answer physical response to a substance when it has stopped
Withdrawal diagnosis - Answer a substance-specific syndrome that results from the abrupt
cessation of heavy and prolonged use of a substance. •
Alcohol withdrawal Stage 1 timeline - Answer 6-12 hours after last drink
Alcohol withdrawal Stage 1 symptoms - Answer Mild, tremors
Alcohol withdrawal Stage 2 timeline - Answer 12-48 hrs after last drink
Alcohol withdrawal Stage 2 symptoms - Answer moderate
Alcohol withdrawal Stage 3 timeline - Answer 48-72 hours after last drink
Alcohol withdrawal Stage 3 symptoms - Answer Severe
Seizures and hallucinations can progress to - Answer DTs
normal levels - Mag - Answer
Normal level Na - Answer
Risk of low Mg or Na - Answer seizures